LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3660, 24 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A 7 —9 Indian motor cycle and; side.car are advertised . for sale.

Buy heir a Voile Blouse —something sensible, you will find the right one at Thomas’. \ The White (House boardinghouse is to be offered for sale by auction. on Wednesday, I9th January, 1921, by Messrs Ward and Co.

Messirs McLaughlan Bros, have a large consignment of Christmas hams for sale at 1/10 per lb.

Mr N Denness, late of Taihapc, telegraphs as follows from Auckland "Compliments of Season to all old /friends and customers.”

The assortment of Ladies’ Handkerchiefs make a great show; come in and sec them for yourself at Thomas ’.

A poll at Stratford on the question of raising a loan of £129,500 for improving and extending the waterworks, drainage, and streets in 'Stratford, was corriod by 37S votes to 89 The staff of the Taihape Daily Times desire to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a pared of assorted sweets from Mrs F. Smith, of the Little Fruit Shop, and heartily reciprocate season do greetings con. veyed therewith. Two tiros are reported to have taken place at Taumarunui on Saturday and Sunday last. The Amphill hoarding house, containing sev. enteen rooms, was gutted, and so also was Bowman and Carrington’s storeroom The butter and cheese output along the West Coast of the North Island is expected to be very substantial this year. It is likely that dairymen will receive at least 2/7 per lb for butter-fat } or more than last year.

The Soldiers? Mothers’ League at Auckland passed a. resolution strongly advocating a Victory 'Highway war memorial. The League also suggests that Arbour f ,Day should be utilised specially by the school children in the different districts through which the highway may pass by planning and tending the trees on, either side of the road.

Tics make useful presents. Dozens of dozens to choose from and all on view at Thomaaf.

There will be no publication of the Taihape Daily Times on Saturday, December 25th, nor on Monday De. comber 27th_ Advertisers and sub. scribcrs please note.

. The average age of bridegrooms is nowadays 30.08, and of brides 27.79 years, and the number of bachelors ever who go to the altar as bridegrooms is steadily increasing.

A great variety of Tray .Cloths, Duchess Sets Runners. These make make useful presents. _ Get them at Thomasi’.

One of the men brought out by the Rev. Dr Gibb for • home missionary work was "Offered £6 per week, but in obedience to his obligations took up his duty at £2 per week.

Don’t foirget you save money on everything yon buy at Thomas’ this month. Ten per cent, discount makes your Xmas presents easier to buy* This is what you save by buying at Thomas’.

Ha^ r being carried on fairly extensively throughout the Otaki district, ana the weather having been most favourable during the past week many good crops have been harvested. , , sr/ * f -***'

The postmaster advises that a delivery of correspondence oyer the public counter will be made between the hours of T p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday evening, 24th inst.

It was mentioned at a meeting of farmers in Masterton that lambs which is retailed in town at 1/7 per lb is allowed to the workers at Waingawa freezing works at concession rates of 7<j per lb.

The conference in connnection with the bonus application made by the Waterside Workers’ Federation has concluded. The Federation was offered an increase of wages on the basis of the recent bonus ' announced by the ‘ Arbitration Court. The offer will be referred to the individual unions.

It is rumoured in Napier that the benzine market as overstocked, and it is stated that the price has fallen 10/ per case One Napier syndicate it is reported, has lost over £SOOO i on a shipment. Eecently another buyer who ordered 300 cases of ben zinc at a certain price, was informed that the pried had gone up, and he promptly cancelled the order. Since then- he has been besieged to take j orders at a' much lower • figure.— Tribune.

"We will have to depend on cattle for the future of our Show,” said a member of the executive of the Waikato A. and P. Association. "You see men leading round cattle to-day at the shows who a few years ago would look .at nothing but horses.” This sentiment found general endorsement round the table, it being affirmed that the dairy oow pens even eclipsed the jumping events as a centre of attraction to show patrons.

The slot telephone which has been installed near the Post Office is now open for pubic use, and it is hoped that the privilege will not be abused as has been the case in some towns. If the ’phone or any of the fittings are damaged in any way by users, the result will be that the box will be removed \ The Department will instal another slot telephone near the railway station if the public protect their own interests by not abusing their privileges in connection with the use of the phone already installed.

It was 50 years ago on Saturday since Prime Minister (MrMatesey)} landed in New Zealand. He was then a “boy of 14 years, lind had come with his parents from Ulster. The voyage wa’s t made in the City of Auckland, a little vessel of less than 800 tons This vessel was afterwards on •p.ve at Auckland wharf, but was by being sunk and then refloated. Later the City of was wrecked on Otaki beach, and the spars are still .to be seen on the sands. Apparently the vp^o, l , though unlucky herself, did not give ill-luck to her passengers, for two of the iboys who were' with Mr Massey on

the ship, and landed with him in Auckland, have since risen to the top of their respective callings. One was the Rev W. T. " Williams who was at the time .president of the Methodist Conference, and the other was Captain Bone, marine superintendent of thhe New Zealand Shipping Company 7 Those fellow -pa's'se n gdrs were among the many people who remembered the voyage and congratulated the Prime Minister on the •jubilee which they had all attained.

The Age learns on excellent auth-

ority that, as a result of audit investigations of the hooks of the Masterton Borough Council, certain serious irregularities are alleged to have been discovered. These have been referred to the Crown Law Office, and the matter is now in the hands of the police. Important developments may be expected in the course of a day or two.

Substantial finds were impdsed by a Main Trunk Magistrate on two Chinese sho'opkoepers for failing to observe regulations under the Shops and Offices Act. One, All Lim, green grocer of Ohakune, was fined £lO and 7/ costs for being in possession of scales which were unjust; the Tommy Chang, was fined £5 and 7/ costs foi- failing to close his shop* on the statutory half-holiday.

A witness was telling the Nelson Court, during the hearing of a claim for damages now being heard, that it was not worth while selling 'rejected friut, as it would not pay. ‘ His Hon-« oru: It would be a boon to many people to let loose all these apples (rejected) at 2d a lb. Mr Harey: Orchardists sell the primest apples for less than 2d. His Honour:rWhy do for them? Counsel: I do .not know!

“Is living dear here?” was a question asked by an immigrant who arrived by the Dorset from England in Auckland last week., When informed of the ruling jeharges for certain articles of - every day use, he s&id ? “Aye; I expected to find things up a bit here. Thank goodness it is better here than in the Old Country, and I think we will be able .to get along all right here. All we want is to gat work/’ On being that he would not have inuch difficulty In getting work, he replied: “That’s all I am looking’ for in the meantime.!”

An .accident on the Anderson Bay road (Dunedin) one evening last week resulted In the smashing of Dr Truby.King’s motor car and the narrow escape of the doctor and his chaffeur. It appears that a lorry suddenly emerged from one of the side streets in the vicinity of the Drive causing the car to swerve into the fence plantation in the centre of the road. Portion of the fence was torn down and the car badly damaged, but fortunately neither of the occupants was- hurt.

“We have no money,” said the Mayor of Christchurch at a meeting of the City Council. “We must get some of these city debentures sold.” The Mayor said that they did not want to raise the rate of interest higher than§ 5| per cent. In other words, they did not want to discount their debentures. He thought it was the duty of every citizen to put money into local affairs.' They ought to have enough civic pride to invest their money locally. Wanganui/ is offering her citizens a better investment —a safe and sound 6 per cent, with a reasonable" currency. Miss Walrond, the* swimmer, who has returned to her home in Auckland, from the Olympiad 7 won two swimming races at Durban on each visit, going and coming } accomplished a wonderful performance at ..Antwerp, under the conditions, in getting into the finals of both her races, and had won other races in Australia. Although sent as a swimmer for short distances, she made a wonderful swim in England, where, in a five-miles race 4 in the Thames against 32 competitors, she finisheed third. Considering her youth and the experience she had gained she had before her a future of illimitable possibilities.